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“After we talked, I’ve spoken nothing but French to my one year old for close to seven weeks now. All of his new words are French, and from what I can tell he understands me completely.” Not even two months into her campaign to raise her two children speaking French as well as English, Sheilagh […]

Enjoy ownership, luxury, & appreciation in a Condo Hotel vacation home! Considering retirement in a Tropical Climate For many British, Australians and Americans, retirement time is just around the corner. At home, with low interest rates and high cost of living, the prospect of trying to live on a pension, in old age, is a […]

Gibraltar is a unique country that separates Europe from Africa, and you can feel both the influences when you visit this duty free paradise. In Gibraltar gambling is legal and therefore they boast of two casinos of their own that draw in visitors and locals alike. Tourists from all over the world are attracted to […]

English Soccer History – Early Days It’s hard to determine exactly how soccer became so popular in England in the 19th century, but the truth is that in the mid 19th century, almost every major town had a semi-professional soccer team. These teams were usually associations of workers from the same factory or institution or […]

What is an IDN? IDN stands for Internationalized Domain Name, also known as multilingual domain names. It allows you the possibility to use more characters in domains names, besides letters and numbers. It uses characters available in other alphabets, like accents. Example of IDN domains: Chinese IDN – 毒瘤.com which means cancer If you go […]

If your closet is anything like mine, storage space seems to be very limited. There are multiple hangers on the ground and various garments that I haven’t worn in years but which I still treasure for sentimental reasons. The more I seem to hang these items, the more it seems that there is a conspiracy […]

Presentation techniques are the tools that help us to bring a page of written text to spoken life. They are the means by which we animate words, inject interest and build audience rapport. Learn the following 7 techniques and you’ll have your audience clinging to every word you say. 1. Speak To Their Ears. Remember […]

“A lot of people have said that Korea is one of the toughest places on Earth where you should be employed teaching English. When I hear this from teachers who have returned from Korea, I start getting a bit worried. English teachers in Korea have complained on a cross-section of issues. When I put down […]

“If you wanted to have challenges galore in your teaching portfolio, look no further than Teaching English in China. The demography of China combined with the factor that less than 5% of their population would be able to speak or write English with any degree of fluency is only an introductory challenge thrown at you. […]

It’s the end of another class, and one student has stayed behind. No problem, you think, maybe an easy grammar question, or a comment on how they enjoyed the class (or not!)… or maybe it’s a question about an ESL exam. “What’s the difference between TOEFL and TOEIC?” “Should I take the FCE?” “Who recognizes […]

“Essentially, English is a dominant language and spoken as a major medium of communication in most countries of the world. In fact, on a summary of approximately 150 odd countries, only 3-4 countries have individuals who do not speak or write English that fluently. ESL Jobs is one such opportunity for qualified professionals in the […]

A recent poll asked whether English teachers should have a degree of some type. Approximately 64% of the respondents thought they should have a degree for teaching ESL: quite a high “yes” because, as always, there were some “don’t know” meanings that makes the “no” camp very small. I am generally in favor of teachers […]

“ESL Teaching is a skilled job which requires you to be aware of the nuances and tricks of teaching English as a Second Language. As it goes, teaching English as a Second Language is slightly different from teaching English as a First Language. Ideally, when you look at the list of requirements required for ESL […]

As with all public schools across the nation, New York schools have standards in reading and mathematics that must be met by its students. Unfortunately, many students fall short of the standards and their families are not in a position financially to provide the extracurricular tutoring that is required to improve the skills of their […]

The Alice Fong Yu Alternative School The Alice Fong Yu Alternative School, one San Francisco School, is the first Chinese immersion school in the United States. The school is designed as a two-way Chinese/English instructional environment. The school provides an outstanding educational experience for children of all backgrounds. All students at Alice Fong Yu develop […]

“Last month, I heard someone saying that to be successful in a job, you would need 98% attitude and 2% skills. In terms of ESL Teaching, I would change the percentage to 100% attitude and 0% skills. I say that for a reason – if you have the attitude to teach, you can always hone […]

“There were days when your intellect as a Japanese would be measured in terms of how well you knew the different dialects of the Japanese language. All that is slowly changing nowadays. What I hear from Japan is that knowing English is slowly being used as a benchmark to judge a person’s dialect. That is […]

So you believe you have what it takes to be one of the many English language teachers around? You should know that English language teachers are not all of one type – there are differences between English language teachers (just like in other occupations.) Types of English language teachers 1. EFL – EFL teachers are […]

A glance at a clothing boutique, a brisk walk down city streets, or an earful of automated customer service messages is proof positive that we live in an ethnic melting pot. Our world has stretched its borders and every person wanting to take advantage of that shift needs to know how to speak English. If […]

I never thought I’d say this, but I’m thankful for grammar. You heard me right. I’m thankful for grammar. I guess maybe I should say that I’m thankful that I learned grammar. It’s really true. As an author, I learned quickly to be grateful for those years of elementary school, junior high, and high school […]